Recent content by arin

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    Calcium Water Line

    Our pool is getting re-plastered and since its empty we thought it would be a good time to clean the water line tile, does anyone have a suggestion to remove the Calcium along the water line?
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    Wheels Up Why?

    No bubbles.
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    Wheels Up Why?

    Pressure side cleaner with only front wheel on the pool surface rear drive wheels slightly raised from the pool surface. Any ideas why this abrupt change occurred?
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    Help with Pool Stain

    To follow up I tried crushed vitamin C in a sock and it seemed to lighten the stain so I proceeded to neutralize the CL move PH down to 7.2 and treat the pool with ascorbic acid. Unfortunately the ascorbic acid didn't work so I had the pool builder come out and they verified that it is something...
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    Help with Pool Stain

    Haven’t done anything with metal by the pool. When I first found it I went to broom it and noticed a light brown saturated marble sized ball of something sitting over the darkest point of the stain but once I broomed it that disappeared. That’s what made me think it was organic so I pushed the...
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    Help with Pool Stain

    Thank you for the quick response. This is the only spot and it’s located on the pool floor in the middle of the pool.
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    Help with Pool Stain

    Woke up yesterday to this stain. Assumed it was organic so I pushed CL to shock level (CL31, PH7.6) but the stain isn't going away. Always used TFP pool method so never introduced any metals. Any suggestions on how to remove it?
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    Help with Borates

    Now that you mention aeration and I don't list it on my equipment list because I'm a bit embarrassed that I have it, but our pool has a ozonator on it and I run it. Maybe that is causing an aeration issue, also the pool is only 3 years old maybe being newer is causing some PH rise?
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    Help with Borates

    Fill water PH7.4 and TA 50. We do use a cover when necessary to retain heat and it does cut our chemical usage in half. I assumed you were holding Ph for 2 weeks without a cover in Tucson. One other question since my experience is with borax is there a boracic acid product that you prefer...
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    Help with Borates

    With borates at 50 and TA at 60 I have to add acid weekly holding ph between 7.6-8.0. Holding Ph that tight for two weeks would be a dream! Just to clarify no issue using borax and muriatic acid mixture to raise borates from 30 to 50 with TA at 60? Are you saying at the end of the process I may...
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    Help with Borates

    I need to raise my borates from 30 to 50 from splash out etc. Can I do it with my TA at 60? Its taken me so long to lower it from 70 to 60 and the main battle I have with my pool chemistry is to hold Ph so the lower TA would help.
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    Time to replace pool cleaner.

    Looking for opinions on what's the best option for a new pressure side pool cleaner. My previous broken cleaner was a Polaris 360 which didn't require a booster pump. I'm looking for suggestions on similar cleaner that doesn't require a booster pump.
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    Disadvantages of SWG

    Borates will allow you to drop TA to 40? Just let it drift down from the 70-80 when adding borates, and let it drift to a point where your PH stabilizes?
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    PH Management with cool water?

    Thank You for pointing me in the right direction once again!